We love bestowing our cats with treats when they’re good. It’s a known habit among cat parents. However, sometimes we are guilty of giving them unhealthy treats. The artificially sweetened ones can be bad for your cat’s health. As an alternative, why not try making healthy treats at home? This will also let you track your cat’s diet as you know what you’re feeding it. Check out these healthy DIY cat treats that are fun and delicious.

Tuna bites

These DIY tuna bites are easy to make and are super tasty. Your cat will love them. Take a food processor and combine canned tuna, coconut flour, egg, olive oil, and dried catnip. Add only a little water to get a smooth, but not runny consistency. Then, take bits of dough and pinch them into croutons. Bake these for 15 minutes. Let it cool down and voila! Your healthy cat treats are ready. Also, if you want thicker dough, substitute coconut flour with wheat flour.

Sardine cookies

These cookies are healthy and will make your cat purr for more. To prepare these, take around seven ounces of sardines and mash them up. Mix in milk and wheat germ. After it turns into a dough, roll it out and use a tiny fish-shaped cookie cutter to make the treats. Put them in the oven and bake at 350 degrees. That’s it. These cookies are savory and an excellent substitute for unhealthy treats.

Chicken treats

You might know the drill by now. You’ve got to mix, bake, and cool. This DIY chicken treats recipe follows the same process too. Only make sure to preheat your oven to 180°C before you begin. Combine chicken with milk, flour, egg, oil, and water. After you pinch out tiny balls from the dough, press them into flat discs using a spoon. Then, bake both sides of the discs for 10 minutes. Cool it down, and your yummy cat treats are ready.

Beef crumble

To make beefy crumbs, you only require three ingredients: minced beef, eggs, and catnip. There’s an additional step to follow after the usual mix and bake. After the beef gets cooked in the oven, drain all excess fat before you cool it off. Beef is rich in protein, minerals, and vitamins, which makes it a healthy option to add to a cat treat recipe. It also adds variety to your cat’s diet.

Catnip tonic

This DIY treat is different from others. It’s a tonic, which means that you can serve it to your cat in a bowl. Take a cylindrical container and add water, fresh catnip, and chicken stock powder. Cover the container using an airtight lid and shake it so that the stock is completely dissolved. That’s all. Pour it into your cat’s favorite bowl and serve.